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BCTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907.

Application filed November 10,1906. Serial No. 342.848i

To all whom it mln/y col'ziocrn: I

Beit known that I, @norton N. llAnDnsfrY, a citizen oi' the United States, residing at Berryville, in the county of Clarke and State of Virginia, have invented new und useful Improvements in Bottles, of which the tollowing is a specilication.

The invention relates to an improvement in bottles, and particularly to a hottle-elosurc designed primarily for use with niucilagc-boti ties.

The main object ofY the invention is the provision of a closure for bottles of this character which may he conveniently applied to or removed `from the bottle when desired, the

close connection with the mouth of the bottle as -will protect the contents of the bottle against deterioration or evaporation.

The invention in its preferred lortn will be described in the following specification, reference heini,` had particularly to the aoconi.

Itigurc 1 is an elevation showing a inucilagebottle provided with my improved `closure. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the saine. Fig. 3 is a plan of the closure developed. Fig. 4 is a transverse section ol' the saine with the sealing-disk therein.

Referring particularly to the drawings, 1 represents a bottle designed to contain niucilage or other adhesivo liquid, which bottle, so far as the details of Iny invention are concerned, may be in any form or ol" any material.

For the purpose or' the present invention itis essential that the bottle-neek at the mouth end thereotl he provided with an exterior' annular bead 2, preferably, though not. necessarily, having a rounded outer suriare.

The bottleclosurc of the present invention com prises a niet allie dis-l: 3, preferably of steel and cl' `trrcater diameter than the diameter oi' the bottle inoutli. 'lfhe disl is initially formed with a .series of radial openings nt, cxtendingr through the peripheral edge ol the disk and terminating aiv their inner ends to leave an unhrolten portion ol' t he disl; `slight ly exceeding in diameter thc interior diameter of the bottle-mouth. The openings ll art` preferably ol' V shape, wit h the apex toward t the central point of the disk, thus providio., r a series ol1 lingers extending radially oi the disk and olI less width at their relatively iree body. ln etnnplntiig thc lorination of thc closure the lingers 5 are bent downwardly to conform in curvature to the outer face of the rib t?, the extreme free ends of the fingers bcing bent in the reverse direction to .provide lips 6, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. As the :lingers are shaped to correspond with the curvature of the bead, it is obvious that when in place on the bottle said fingers will snugly fit the bead throughout its surface, the free ends ol the lingers curving outwardly from the adjacent surface of the neck of the bottle and. restingr beneath the bead.

lo the under side ol the body of the diskis secured a scaling-disk 7, preferably of pasteboard treated with a thin coat of Wax orpan alin, or said disk may be of cork or similar material, which is slightly convex on its relatively lowersurlace, as shown. Thron h the convex formation of the sealing-disk t e peripheral edge thereof is rendered comparatively thin, so that in seating the closure upon the bottle-mouth the extrer'needge of the sealing-disk overlies the inner edge of the wall ol" the bottle-mouth, thereb providing an ell'cctivc air-tight sealing. T ie handle 8 ot the brush for use with the contents of the bottle is preferably secured within an open.-v

be reduced 1n size, as at 10, and bent be neath the surface olE the disk to embrace and grip' the edges of the scahn -disk, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The sea ing-disk 1s thus securely held in position by an integral por-y tion ol` the closure proper without affecting the l'unctlon ol' the disk or closure. In use the .closure 1s seated upon the bottle oy l"orcin Y the saine downward over the hottie-mouth l until the fingers engfage around and beneath the bead 2, the resiliency of said fingers pernlitting their independent movement to a sullicicntflcgree to permit the connection. ti/'hen desiring to remove the closure, the lips t3 are utilized for lil'tintor one or inereof the lingers lronl an engaging relation with the hond, wher-el y the frictional engagement is broken und the closure may bc readily lil'ted trom ther liottle-inoittli- The sealing-disk is preferably of thin steel, so thatI the lingers snugly lit and engage the houd lingers will not be materially all cted by the continued reuse oll the closure. lhe sealingdislc 7 is subjected to such depression in the 2, and the inherent resiliency ol' said IOO ITO

use of ne Closure as Wii insure a praeically air-tight connection between said disk and the bottle-mouth, thereby preventing the deterioration of the centeiits` of the bottle by evepomion.`

Having dips described the in l claim is- A closure for muciiagc-botties or the like formed with a mouth-bead, cqiprising a mev@allie disk formed with a series of radiallypojeeiing spring-fuigers, and a sealing-disk disposed in comme With the under surface of the Closure, a pail' of diametricaily-opposed fingers being reduced in size and bent beneath the closure `to engage the edge of thesealngi5 disk,

in testimony whereof aiix my signature ,in presence of two Witnesses. GEORGE N. Witnesses CORNELIUS VAN DEVENTER, FLORENCE HARDESTY.

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